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"'''Wanna Be The Man'''" is a single by the band [[Earth, Wind & Fire]] feat. [[MC Hammer]] issued in 1990 on [[Columbia Records]].<ref name=Song>{{cite work|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: Wanna Be The Man|date=1990|publisher=[[Columbia Records]]}}</ref> The single peaked at No. 41 on the [[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]] |
"'''Wanna Be The Man'''" is a single by the band [[Earth, Wind & Fire]] feat. [[MC Hammer]] issued in 1990 on [[Columbia Records]].<ref name=Song>{{cite work|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: Wanna Be The Man|date=1990|publisher=[[Columbia Records]]}}</ref> The single peaked at No. 41 on the [[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]] Top R&B Singles chart and No. 46 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot R&B Singles]] chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives-r/90s_files/19900908R.html|title=CASH BOX Top R&B Singles|date=September 8, 1990|publisher=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]]|website=cashboxmagazine.com}}</ref><ref name=BB>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/earth-wind-fire/chart-history/BSI/song/367865|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: Wanna Be The Man (Hot R&B Singles)|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|website=billboard.com}}</ref> |
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==Critical reception== |
==Critical reception== |
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| "Wanna Be The Man" | ||||
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| Single by Earth, Wind & Fire | ||||
| from the album Heritage | ||||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 4:08 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kellee Patterson, MC Hammer, Maurice White, Sheldon Reynolds, Verdine White | |||
| Producer(s) | Maurice White | |||
| Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology | ||||
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"Wanna Be The Man" is a single by the band Earth, Wind & Fire feat. MC Hammer issued in 1990 on Columbia Records.[1] The single peaked at No. 41 on the Cashbox Top R&B Singles chart and No. 46 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.[2][3]
Critical reception
John Milward of Rolling Stone said the song is "sweetened by a buoyant vocal-group hook".[4] Mitchell May of the Chicago Tribune wrote "Hammer`s clipped delivery meshes so well with EWF`s leaner sound that they might want to consider hiring him full-time".[5] J.D. Considine of the Baltimore Sun exclaimed "Take a tune like 'Wanna Be the Man' with its bouncy chorus, tight falsetto harmonies and intoxicating swirl of percussion, it has all the earmarks of an EW&F classic. Yet by toughening up the beat and tossing in a little rapping (by M.C. Hammer, no less), it seems as vital as anything on the charts. Now, how's that for understanding your heritage?".[6] Pablo Guzman of the New York Daily News said "The pairing with M.C. Hammer on Wanna Be The Man" is "a kicking one".[7] James T. Jones IV of USA Today found that "EWF smartly gets help from MC Hammer on the hard-edged Wanna Be the Man".[8]
References
- ^ Earth, Wind & Fire: Wanna Be The Man. Columbia Records. 1990.
- ^ "CASH BOX Top R&B Singles". cashboxmagazine.com. Cashbox. September 8, 1990.
- ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Wanna Be The Man (Hot R&B Singles)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ Milward, John (March 22, 1990). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone.
- ^ May, Mitchell (February 27, 1990). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Considine, J.D. (February 16, 1990). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage". newspapers.com. Baltimore Sun. p. 105.
- ^ Guzman, Pablo (February 18, 1990). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage". newspapers.com. New York Daily News. p. 422.
- ^ Jones, James T, IV. (January 18, 1990). "LISTEN UP!". proquest.com. USA Today. p. 4D.
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